The Portland daily press., 1887-04-08
HANCOCK COUNTY.

this year, Hon. +. G. Perkins says that
$4,000 have been sold at par and the remain
ing $500 will soon be disposed of.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. d. NJ. Hall, agent for the State Grange
has engaged Vernon Park for their annual
festivals this year. They will continue the
meetings during four days, and exclusions
will be made daily to the park by railroads
and steamboats,
The tannery. situated about four miles
pack from Bucksport village, and owned by
capt. Richard Snow, was destroyed by fire
last Saturday evening. There were SEQ dozen
SKINS bIcb IN the building at the time part Of
been running very successfully for about
three years, and is great loss to that locali-
ty. The loss is about half covered by insur-
ance.
KENEEBEC COUNTY.
AT a meeting Of the City Council of Au-
gusta, Wednesday, petition headed by Hon.
AnsOn P. Morrill,, and numbering 81 names,
was received. asking for the establishing of
city liquor agency, and letter from Rev.
II. J: White, endorsed by Rev. J. b. Jordan,
also In favor. The letter was referred to a
committee of the full board Of aldermen.
Alderman Gaslin objected to the establish
ment OF an agency.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A pensiOner of the war Of 1872 died in
Swanyille the 27th ult.. aged 81 years.
The trustees of the Maine State College
are about having plans made for the new
building. Architect Kidder of Boston will
make them.
Dexter is to be lighted by electricity.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Monday evening was the 25th anniversary
of the admission of P. NJ, w. II. Whitney
to Richmond Lodge, No 63. +. & A. M, and
his brother members took advantage of the
with silver service as token Of their ap-
probation of his untiring services in the in
terests of the lodge during his term of men,
bership.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Most of the Dead River teams are out of
the woods. Some Of them had hard time
getting out. One operator on the north
branch lost yoke of oxen while coming
out. They got off from the track in the
night and could not get ON again; they were
left until the next morning, when men went
back and killed them.
A lady in Skowhegan took notion recent
ly to dissect ,pincushion that had been in
use for several years. The result was 100
needles OF all styles and sizes.
Harmony voted last Saturday in favor Of
aiding the Harmony & Wellington railroad
to the amount Of $1,000 per mile, in order
to secure the building of the extension of the
road to the Lake. 1t was also voted to ap-
prove and accept the action Of the committee
appointed last summer to make the necessary
arrangements with the contractor to build
the road. The town has voted to put in
stock to the amount of five per cent. of is
valuation, equal to about $1,000. The citi-
zens are to subscribe enough to pay land
damages, equal to about $1,000 and take
railroad bonds for their investments. With
these assurances the contractor agrees to
build and equip road from Hartland
through Harmony to Wellington, and even
tually to the lake.
WALDO COUNTY.
j. W. Black having resigned the position
OF Deputy Collector of Searsport, j. II.
Sullivan has been appointed and will take
possession as soon as qualified.
Capt. George L. Graves, formerly of Bel
fast, died at Bonacco, small island near
Honduras, the Goth Of January last, of
fever incident to that region, which but few
whites can Withstand. He owned a large
plantation at Bonacco, which required his
constant personal supervision. His wife,
being unable to endure the tropical climate
of Honduras, had returned to her old home
at Fort Hamilton, n. Y, where she resided
with her parents.